The Indian market started Tuesday's trading session at a record high with the Nifty opening around 16,950 and Sensex almost at 57,000 levels. The BSE Sensex jumped over 110 points or 0.19 per cent to 56999.8, while Nifty50 grew by 16.5 points or 0.1 per cent to 16,947.5 at the open on Tuesday.  

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In the broader markets, the mid-cap index too soared by 89 points or 0.31 per cent to 28331.3 at open on Tuesday. While aiding the Nifty Index most, Nifty Bank opened by 20 points or 0.05 per cent higher to 36367.4 levels, led by Kotak Mahindra Bank.        

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Of 50 scrips on Nifty50, 24 advanced, 26 declined minutes after the market open today. Bharti Airtel picked up its winning streak from yesterday and become the most gained stock at open on Tuesday, by surging near 1 per cent, followed by Grasim, Divis Lab, IOC and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

On the contrary. Steel majors such as JSW Steel and Hindalco slumped most by around 0.7 per cent in the early morning trade on Tuesday, followed by Tata Motors, UltraTech Cement, Tata Motors.

Almost all sectoral indices opened in the green on Monday, except the Nifty Financial services down marginally 0.06 per cent. While metal, IT and pharma stocks lead the surge in the market today. 

Globally, the US markets on Monday ended at life high, as Dow Jones hits 35,500 before closing lower by 50 points, even Nasdaq closes at a fresh all-time high. While Asian markets on Tuesday opened muted with the Japanese 'Nikkei' trading mildly in the red down 30 points in early trade.

Another important trigger to domestic markets, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) on Tuesday bought shares worth Rs 1202.81 crore in cash and Rs 688.85 crore in index futures.

The Nifty on Monday closed above 16,900 with a bang as the index soared over 225 points with both foreign and local funds turning buyers, banks led the rally with Axis, SBI & HDFC leading the gainers.